Hamid Gul

Hamid Gul (born 20 November 1936) was the director of Pakistan's ISI from 1987 to 1989, succeeding Akhtar Abdur Rahman and preceding Shamsur Rahmad Kallu.

Biography
Hamid Gul was born in Sargodha in the Punjab region of the British Empire (present-day Pakistan), and joined the Pakistani Army in 1957. A veteran of the Indo-Pakistani Wars, he became a spymaster and fought as an ISI officer during the Soviet-Afghan War, giving aid to the Afghan Mujahideen. In 1987 he became the ISI's director and retained the post until 1989. He was known as the "father of the Taliban" for aiding in Mullah Mohammed Omar's foundation of the group, and was also held responsible for stirring up rebels in Kashmir. He retired from command in 1992.